Chapter 15 Allusions and other ReferencesAll Excerpts From: S. A. Bodeen. “The Compound.”
Shostokavich* “The next morning, I found Mom in the family room, knitting another pink and blue blanket. Candles glowed. The scent of flowers lingered. Music played on the stereo, a sonata for cello and piano—Shostokavich.”
Rocky Mountains
Rockies “You were seven. We went to the Rockies after Christmas." My breath caught in my throat, remembering. Our house in Colorado was.... the biggest and most elaborate"
Oregon Trail “Don’t you think the world thought the people on the Oregon Trail were crazy? To leave solid, contented lives for some stupid quest? They weren’t crazy, they were brave. Brave and determined. Our life we were living, our oh-so-easy life, didn’t give any of you a chance to be brave or determined ....... Those issues created the perfect need for an alternate food source.
lapdog “Lex turned her glare to me. “You’re her lapdog, you do whatever she says.”
collateral damage
“I groaned. “And what, the Supplements were just meant to be collateral damage?” Dad shook his head. “I never would have touched them, not in that way. They’re our children”—he nodded at Mom—“as much as any of you are.”
“Her hands went to her bump. “I refuse to have another of my children born in this godforsaken place.”
“Lexie crossed her arms, glaring at Mom. “I know there are a billion things you’re keeping from me. Tell me.”
“I hate that you’re the queen and we have to do everything you say. All you did was marry a rich guy and have his kids. ”
“My emotions were running the show.”
“Dad looked from Mom to Lexie, then back to me. His face held no expression. “I wanted to save my family from the largest menace of the modern age. I’m twisted for wanting to save my family?”
“I do! I talked to Eddy and Gram and they told me everything. …” I trailed off, sounding like a little kid trying to talk his way out of getting grounded for something inane like shaving the family cat.”
“His eyebrows lowered and his voice was thunder. “I am your father. I owe you nothing.”
“All these years I believed you.” Tears spilled onto her cheeks. ....“Believe me, that broke my heart. Seeing your pain. But the deception was necessary for my plan.”
“With every ounce of my strength and rage, I punched him in the face.... With my extra five inches of height and a good thirty pounds on him, it was no contest.”
“We need to see what we can find out without your father suspecting we’re fishing around. So let’s keep it between us. I don’t think you should tell Lexie or Terese.”
“I was frustrated at not getting my point across.”
“Sweat dripped down my back. My heart raced. I’d been touched and I had touched and I was still alive.”
“Lexie jumped onto my back, trying to stop me as blood spurted from his nose. Her arms were tight around my neck, her breathing heavy and warm in my ear, her body a dead weight on my back.”
“So they can survive. And they will thank us for proving it can be done as they follow in our footsteps. Just like the people who followed those first pioneers into the West.”
Chapter 15
Allusions and other ReferencesAll Excerpts From: S. A. Bodeen. “The Compound.”
Shostokavich*
Rockies
“You were seven. We went to the Rockies after Christmas." My breath caught in my throat, remembering. Our house in Colorado was.... the biggest and most elaborate"
Oregon Trail
“Don’t you think the world thought the people on the Oregon Trail were crazy?
To leave solid, contented lives for some stupid quest? They weren’t crazy, they were brave. Brave and determined. Our life we were living, our oh-so-easy life, didn’t give any of you
a chance to be brave or determined ....... Those issues created the perfect need for an alternate food source.
What I came to call the Donner Effect.”
Donner Party*
lapdog
“Lex turned her glare to me. “You’re her lapdog, you do whatever she says.”
collateral damage
“I groaned. “And what, the Supplements were just meant to be collateral damage?” Dad shook his head. “I never would have touched them, not in that way. They’re our children”—he nodded at Mom—“as much as any of you are.”
Vocabulary and Concepts
menacelucidirrationalprototypedeceptionlunacy / certifiableslow motion
Literary Devices
“ He’s as healthy as a horse.”
“Her hands went to her bump. “I refuse to have another of my children born in this godforsaken place.”
“Lexie crossed her arms, glaring at Mom. “I know there are a billion things you’re keeping from me. Tell me.”
“I hate that you’re the queen and we have to do everything you say. All you did was marry a rich guy and have his kids. ”
“My emotions were running the show.”
“Dad looked from Mom to Lexie, then back to me. His face held no expression. “I wanted to save my family from the largest menace of the modern age. I’m twisted for wanting to save my family?”
“I do! I talked to Eddy and Gram and they told me everything. …” I trailed off, sounding like a little kid trying to talk his way out of getting grounded for something inane like shaving the family cat.”
“His eyebrows lowered and his voice was thunder. “I am your father. I owe you nothing.”
“All these years I believed you.” Tears spilled onto her cheeks. ....“Believe me, that broke my heart. Seeing your pain. But the deception was necessary for my plan.”
“With every ounce of my strength and rage, I punched him in the face.... With my extra five inches of height and a good thirty pounds on him, it was no contest.”
“We need to see what we can find out without your father suspecting we’re fishing around. So let’s keep it between us. I don’t think you should tell Lexie or Terese.”
“I was frustrated at not getting my point across.”
“Sweat dripped down my back. My heart raced. I’d been touched and I had touched and I was still alive.”
“Lexie jumped onto my back, trying to stop me as blood spurted from his nose. Her arms were tight around my neck, her breathing heavy and warm in my ear, her body a dead weight on my back.”
“So they can survive. And they will thank us for proving it can be done as they follow in our footsteps. Just like the people who followed those first pioneers into the West.”